Finding Information and Help in Somerset
There are many places online where you can find information for school projects or just to learn new things. Some of these places are called PubMed, BMJ, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science. You can use these websites to look up specific topics by typing in keywords or using special filters.
If you need help using these websites or doing a big project, the BDRI team can help guide you.
Our libraries in Somerset offer lots of cool things! You can take digital skills courses, use online resources, and find quiet places to study. There’s also an online catalogue where you can find books and other materials to help you learn. Visit Somerset Library Service
Contact Us
If you need more help, you can contact the HDRC team at SomersetHDRC@groups.somerset.gov.uk.
Useful Information Sources
- Local Community Networks (LCN) Data Pack: This has information from the 2021 Census about different areas.
- Primary Care Network (PCN) Data Pack: This has health information for small areas.
- Somerset Intelligence: This is a place to find lots of different information about Somerset, like maps and crime data.
- Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) Fingertips: This has health data for England.
- Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF): This tool helps track health progress in different areas.
- Census 2021 Data: This has demographic information from the 2021 Census.
- Rural England: This is a place to find information about rural areas in England.
- Centre for Cities: This group studies and helps improve big cities and towns in the UK.
- Index of Multiple Deprivation: This shows which areas are more or less deprived in the UK.
- Citizens Advice Somerset: This group helps people in Somerset with different kinds of support.
- Somerset Association of Local Councils (SALC): This group helps city, town, and village councils in Somerset. They write reports about these councils.
- SALC Community Health & Wellbeing Grants: They give money and training to help councils support the health and happiness of their communities.
- Trussell – Food Poverty and Hunger: This group collects data from food banks to understand why people need emergency food and to help make sure everyone can afford food.
- Improving Food Resilience and Security in Somerset – Citizens Advice Somerset: They have a Food Map showing where people can get help with food. They also organize events and give small grants to improve food security.
- The Big Lunch | Eden Project Communities: This is a big annual event where neighbors and communities come together for food and fun. The next event is on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
- Department for Health and Social Care: They provide various data sets and reports about health and social care.
- Lincoln Institute of Rural and Coastal Health, University of Lincoln: They work on health issues in rural and coastal areas.
- Toolkit for Enhancing the Participation of Rural and Coastal Communities in Health and Social Care Research: This is a guide to help rural and coastal communities take part in health and social care research.
- Labour Market Profile – Nomis: This provides official data about jobs and the workforce, including why some people are not working and how many people are getting benefits.